[1] Crumpton was born in Kenya, where his father was stationed with the U.S. Foreign Service, and is a natural-born U.S. citizen.

His mother is of Chinese and Hawaiian descent, and growing up, he spent most of his childhood in Africa before moving to Switzerland, Australia, and then to Virginia, where he graduated from high school.

in sociology and a certificate in environmental studies in 2008 after completing a 132-page-long senior thesis, titled "Dissonant Realities: Behind the Veil of AIDS in Tanzania," under the supervision of Elizabeth Armstrong.

[10] However, a herniated disc in his back prevented him from competing further at the World Cup and, ultimately, the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

[13] After leaving the US team in 2019, Crumpton went looking for a new nation to represent and was eventually adopted by American Samoa.